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Alastair Humphreys’ adventure guide The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean, based on his own crossing of the Atlantic, has been shortlisted for the Stockton Children’s Book of the Year.
Full of practical tips, it’s a mash-up of adventure manual and novel, aimed at children aged 9–12.
It tells the story of Lucy, who hatches a plan to row from England to America, with the backing of her family. Her classmates follow from afar, learning about the ocean, its wildlife and pollution.
Alone at sea, Lucy faces seasickness, storms and a very sore bottom, and she has close encounters with ships and a humpback whale. Yet there are also the joys of wandering seabirds, shooting stars and magical sunsets, as she finds she is capable of more than she ever imagined.
Beautifully illustrated by Seth Tinsley and Tom Napper, with contributions from Alastair’s real-life daughter Lucy, the book is packed with factoids on geography and adventuring, bringing the study of our natural world to life.
A National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, Alastair is the best-selling author of 15 books, including Great Adventurers, which won the Stanford’s Children’s Travel Book of the Year and the Teach Primary Award for Non-Fiction.
His trilogy The Boy Who Biked the World, a children’s fictionalisation of his his own solo cycle trip around the globe, was until recently the bestselling title in our 28-year history.
The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean was also shortlisted for the Stanford’s Children’s Travel Book of the Year.
Order The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean HERE.
